Not exact matches
While the move would be welcome if it were to stamp out
factory farming and
other brutal
practices, or result in unethical producers being named and shamed, even «high welfare» meat comes at a cost to the environment.
Other retail heavyweights are starting to move on animal welfare too, with Coles announcing that it would phase out two of the cruellest
factory farming practices from their home brand products by January 2013 — a year ahead of their committed phase - out date.
All health problems associated with animal products lie with
factory farming and
other commercial and non-sustainable
farming and food processing
practices.
The Society opposes «
factory farming» or any
other practice that results in animals being viewed as and treated as machines.
But before we westerners go pointing fingers and condemning
other countries and cultures for their inhumane
practices, let's look in the mirror and take responsibility for the cruelties we inflict upon animals day after day in our own respective countries, whether in
factory farming, puppy mills, entertainment, or the fur trade.
This economic change will help more than any
other factor to reduce the
factory -
farming practices prevalent today.